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Banff Information

Name:
Banff (bãmf, bãnf)

Population:
Approximately 7,500 people

Airports:
Calgary (YYC) (website: www.calgaryairport.com) is 20km (12.5 miles) from the city. To/from the airport: A bus service to the city operates every 30 minutes (journey time - 20 minutes). Regular transfer buses also operate to Banff (journey time - about two hours) and Lake Louise (journey time - three hours).

Edmonton (YEG) (website: www.edmontonairports.com) is 28km (17 miles) from the city. To/from the airport: A shuttle bus service to downtown operates every 20 minutes (journey time - 40 minutes).

Air Travel:
From Edmonton/Calgary to London is 8 hours 30 minutes, to Los Angeles is three hours and to New York is five hours.

Airlines:
Major airlines operating regular flights to Calgary include Air Canada, Westjet, American Airlines, United Airlines, Continental Airlines, and Northwest Airlines

Car Travel:
Getting to Banff is reasonably easy given it's less than 2 hrs by car from a major urban center, Calgary.